git-update-dirs

A tool that efficiently updates all Git repositories in subdirectories of the current folder.

Overview

git-update-dirs scans the current directory for Git repositories and updates them with:

Fast parallel execution
Intelligent error handling
Progress visualization
Detailed logging
Optional branch cleanup

Installation

Place the script in your PATH and make it executable:

# Using wget
wget -O ~/bin/git-update-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ivuorinen/dotfiles/main/local/bin/git-update-dirs
chmod +x ~/bin/git-update-dirs

# Or simply copy the script to a location in your PATH
cp git-update-dirs ~/bin/
chmod +x ~/bin/git-update-dirs

Usage

Usage: git-update-dirs [OPTIONS]

Updates all git repositories in subdirectories.

Options:
  --help, -h      Display this help message and exit
  --version, -v   Display version information and exit
  --verbose       Display detailed output
  --quiet, -q     Suppress all output except errors
  --exclude DIR   Exclude directory from updates
                  (can be used multiple times)
  --cleanup       Remove local branches that have been merged into
                  current branch
  --config FILE   Read options from configuration file
  --log FILE      Log details and errors to FILE

Environment variables:
  VERBOSE         Set to 1 to enable verbose output
  EXCLUDE_DIRS    Space-separated list of directories to exclude

Examples

Basic usage to update all repositories:

git-update-dirs

Update with detailed output:

git-update-dirs --verbose

Exclude specific directories:

git-update-dirs --exclude node_modules --exclude vendor

Update and clean up merged branches:

git-update-dirs --cleanup

Use options from a configuration file:

git-update-dirs --config ~/.gitupdate.conf

Configuration File

You can create a configuration file to store your preferred options:

# Example ~/.gitupdate.conf
verbose
exclude node_modules
exclude vendor
cleanup
log ~/.gitupdate.log

Features

Smart Updates: Uses --rebase --autostash --prune for clean updates
Error Handling: Skips repositories with conflicts or untracked files that would be overwritten
Visual Progress: Shows a progress bar with current status
Repository Management: Optionally cleans up merged branches
Detailed Logging: Records all operations with timestamps

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